Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-12


Ths promoters 81 TIE Port Townsend
bcuthesn Railway claiD that TIE road
hes long paassd out Of The ranks q
speculative o. possible roads into TIE
Iist u thoas certain 70 Be immediately
built. A suFVtytng party, undef The
leadership Of Mr.. Iilion Sheets, Iefi
hers this morning 10 20 Over The Rgute,
which Il one Of tie easiest % the Pa.
10 Coast. Il has besn Supposed b
many Of ahe clfixeng 81 WnshinRton
Territory, and not Q fe9 civil eaHinseru,
thns the Western route Wa1 fmplaotia-
able, oF, at least, difaouit, On aseonns Of
The trouble at Jaekaon's Cove, on Heels
Canal, and Walker Mouutain. A sur
veg uas. hoWesef, nn1a some years nQo
o. route vel known 10 shs iambaf.
men. Coming north this taRns slightly
20 The vest at Jankson'n OeVe, than
akirts round ths foot Of walker Noun
tain, aud thenoe nogth through BarBf
Valley 70 within q fsW miles Of Pert
Discovery, when Il tuFns noFthaast 20
Port Townsend. 1ko helab9 Of land
some seven miles from hsF6 b iusi 200
feet above tiSe-WatsE. This d the
highest point aio1Q The whole road.
4.N#EIII1M
land 10 Fort Towneend. The Fonte,
too, ID q very short one, has bat few
snFyes and scarcely Q atade. Another
fact not generally undaIslood, bot
which may easily Be verified, Il that
Port Townsend Il almost dns norsh of
Portland. and aa the Iine y practically
straight u 9ouid aAor1 Portland 8
much better outset % she ocean than
ahe nov has hy way Of Astoria.
TME FOOD TlsEKnfEs.
Judge Huan, uaiaed states Commits
sianeg, who lsft for aeaftis this morn
Ina, il Ia reeeipt Of several letters %
importanee RrRaxding tbs food fisheries
Of the Paetaa Ooaaa. Amone them is
one from The Fish C0mmlsslon h
Washington announoina thst The Alha-
lroa viii sail Cor iAis Coast next month
% e. 70 pass The Straits Of Magellan at
he MOSS favorable tins Of The
year. she viii, Il 4 anncanead. call e
several California and Oregon Ports,
ahsEe Professor Tanner viii inslituao
Inquiries e. 10 The Gsh mosl likely 20 do
vsll % this Coaai and make aFEanRe-
meuta for stocking lhe streams ana
bars with the more suitable pEodneia 81
Dlhaf waters. He will afterwards Oomo
aurlh and apona some eansioaBahia
lime In she PUGET SQUAD dlsiriot and
lhan akiRt the whole coast north 10 Alas.
ka. u b probable than The Dominion
3ovsrnmeut viii ioln In making q sue
1s1a Of The expedition.
Annaheg letter dudgo B9an has 70
leised 70 fFom Ne. Thomas MowaE, In
lpaeloE Of Fisheries foF Canada, 20
New Westminster. This 10 10 The eEect
lhai q number Of HOLSTERS, whiah have
nesn eanaht ID Baildea Chaiosas, be-
tween the Provinces Of Quebec ana
Nee Brunswick, will reaah kog West
Minister about the To % next month,
md some 81 them viii Be placed a -.
lnimauit haFboF. This wiIl b the flfnt
BaoFt 10 pfopagAto Holsters on this
Coast Ia anything like q large scale.
Ne. MowaF is also anxious 10 make az
Experiment. Of pgopaRatin9 shad ia the
Fraser river and will likely procure he
fry from Sacramento for that purpose.
pEkrH Al LoPnz rHEAND.
John Ia Maistore. aGed about forty
yeaFs. died on Lopez Island, last 6AtuF-
iay evening. TIE deceased haS been 9
resident Of the lower Sound for over
twenty years, and leaves 9 wife and Eve
comfortably situated. He waa
! member % the Unitod Wofkman, ana
res buried q this city under ths au-
spices q that Order today.
COAST mAsznns.
Capealn Williams. Of tho ship So,
Paul, vas succoeded b. Captain Panno.
81 tho ship Mercury. Captain Hann-
asTs, formerly Of tha Yosemite, 4 nov
n command % ne Meruury. Captain
Williams has gone East for = sealing
vessel.
Oaptain II. A. Thompson, Of The bark
sntlna MakAh. has resigned and boaRht
- interest IN The Bay City Market Of
Caps. Gordon hes reslgned command
Of the steam eehoo0er AlcaRar. Oaptain
Hansen takes his place.
Captain williams % The hFig Percy
Edwards. has been saceeedsd b. Gap.
lain Andefsan,
6nKPRENa NEWS.
TIE ship 7. y. OAkas arrived yester-
aay from San Disao. bouhd 10 Depart
afe Bay 70 lead cargo Of coal for San
l'sanotapo.
The Norwegian hask vearina has an.
aithsd leading Z cargo % hunter a
Pore Biakely foe townsville, AaagrAiia.
he bafk vii clear and sail from this
port tAis ueek.
TIE scAosnaF Hentlsaia arrived this
noFnine fFem Lopa1 leland, iaadedtgi
sordwcod for tie steamer Merwin.
funT 1ouNsxan, Oes. II, 1881,